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This article starts with an in - depth analysis of our recent sales numbers, then we introduce the a recent Author Earnings Report to understand how ebook sales work in the US, UK and on emerging markets.

to understand how ebook sales work in the US, UK and on emerging markets.

Not exact matches

I could see where if you have a radically different product (print books) than the pirated ebook, familiarity with the author's work which was a function of reading a pirated copy could boost paper sales.

But I think it's fairly obvious that they aren't going to boost ebook sales of the available - as - pirated titles, if all the same work is available either as a pirated good or as a genuine one.

Many of my software programs do not work even Adobe Digitial Editions (epub reader) no longer works, so I guess your ebook sales will drop from iTunes... A $ 30 Fee for Lion will cost you $, 1,000's in new software.

However, the benefits of such an effort are both ways, as it's not only the authors who get to enjoy a worldwide launch of their literary works, but the portal too has much to earn from the sale of the ebooks.

As e-reader sales begin to increase this holiday season — an estimated 24.5 million units sold according to IMS Research, which is expected to double eBook sales year over year according to the Association of American Publishers — authors have a great opportunity to capitalize on current reader trends and increase visibility for their works to new audiences.

Specific, in - depth nuts - and - bolts guides include The Unofficial Scrivener Workbook by M.J. Carlson, Excel for Writers by M. L. Humphrey (walks through how to create spreadsheets that track time spent writing, page production, year - to - year metrics, and keep track of your works), Excel for Self - Publishers by M. L. Humphrey (amazingly useful for indie authors, how to track ads and effectiveness, revenue by sales channel, keywords, amazon reports, and more), and The Author's Guide to Vellum by Chuck Heintzelman (an incredible new app for producing print and eBooks; I'm a total convert myself).

If Dymocks posts an ebook for sale on its website, it will have done enough under the contract to earn its exclusive right to the work worldwide for the author's lifetime plus 70 years — and not just in book form: all subsidiary rights such as film, and other electronic forms are included.

While traditional publishers (actually, the top end publishers) are fighting over business and legal issues, like any big business, you adapt and work with what works — eBooks still represent a minority in sales, but it is rapidly catching up to print, and by all accounts, has already passed hardcover (which has been in decline in a slow death since the advent of paperbacks and trade paperbacks in the 40s and 50s).

You'll see first - hand how the sales rankings and bestseller lists work on Amazon for eBooks, print books, and audiobooks.

Lagardère Publishing: eBooks Account For 5 % Of Total Net Sales... 5657 readers From the MPS blog: While most people were enjoying a well - deserved break, our EPUB 3 team has been busy working on a sample for the iPad.

Granted, they're working out a few bugs, but getting a daily snapshot of my ebook sales is something I'd gladly pay for.

Founded in 2012, we're working hard to prevent businesses from giving up most of their profits to the big names of eBook publishing, and instead give them the ability to launch their own sales platform.

The paper eventually backed out of the deal, but as it turns out, The Star was already working on a subscription model for ebooks that shied away from single - copy sales.

Waterstones eBooks: We have been working with Waterstones for some time now, and it is exciting to see eBook sales rapidly increasing through the Waterstones.com website.

How do ebook rights work, vis a vis international sales?

While Amazon originally worked under the wholesale model, which afforded the retailer the opportunity to sell ebooks at less than their cost in order to push sales of their Kindle e-readers, the alleged collusion between Apple and five of the Big Six publishers actually refers to their switch to an agency pricing model, which allowed publishers to set the price of the ebooks for the retailers.

While that price point may seem a little high for an unknown author — many self - published authors keep their sales at $ 4.99 or less, with $ 2.99 being a fairly standard ebook price for indie works — given the argument that the cost of the book is in its initial creation, it makes sense.

Ebooks work really well for fiction but there has been a decline in the sales of non-fiction in ebook format.

Secondly, and an important consideration for you as you work through the steps in our free eBook, Marketing Your Book for Holiday Sales, most of the gifted books will be hardcovers.

Once an ebook is on sale and distributed throughout the market, the ongoing work required from the author (or retailer or distributor) is minimal to none.

But a significant cut of sales for the host should not unsettle any self published author who might be working with Amazon's Createspace for print books or Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) for eBooks.

I agree with what Andreys saying, and I do feel the big publishers who are pushing for this are working togather to try and wring more profits out of ebook sales and / or push people back to buying more dead tree copies.

I enjoyed working with the Smith team on this campaign, and I was able to build on what you started to increase my ebook publicity and sales.

Now what would possibly work is selling people the physical book AND including rights to download the ebook as well, contrary to what I am sure the publisher would tell you, Every download wouldnt be a lost sale or lost profit, because how many people are logically going to buy the hard cover and ebook as well?

So as eBook sales continue to steadily increase every year, it's important for the savvy Independent authors out there having both the print and eBook versions of their book available, that you're aware of the additional considerations necessary to have your book cover work as best it can in the confines of online retail shelves and eReader devices.

«We are working with Brazilian publishers and closing sales agreements with retailers, as well as a large chain of bookstores to distribute the eBook readers,» said Humphrey, which was excited about the digital book market in Brazil, «In over 5 years, 50 % of digital books will be in Brazil «bet.

We take the hard technical work out of the equation, so you can focus on marketing your ebook and getting more sales!

The agency pricing model does not work when it comes to ebooks and the fall of sales should be clue to the publishers.

In response to the disruption that ensued — specifically for library ebook sales and lending — ALA established the a working group on libraries and digital issues (now known as the Digital Content Working Group, or DCWG) to help navigate the Association... Continue reading What's in Store for working group on libraries and digital issues (now known as the Digital Content Working Group, or DCWG) to help navigate the Association... Continue reading What's in Store for Working Group, or DCWG) to help navigate the Association... Continue reading What's in Store for Ebooks?

Btw, the royalty statements from another publisher that I worked with were always on par with my ebook sales.

The tech magnate obviously doesn't think so, and has fired back in court briefs about the abusive requests the DOJ is making, requests which include steps that prevent Apple from working in the agency model — one of the major sources of these allegations in the first place — for five years rather than the proposed two, as well as insisting that Apple allow retailers like Amazon and Barnes and Noble to sell ebooks through their iOS - capable apps and receive a commission on those sales like an affiliate would.

Most of the ebooks will be free to our readers, courtesy of the author, but on occasion some of the authors will have the option to dramatically drop the price of their ebooks for our readers in order to support charitable causes through the sales that day, ensuring that we can bring you a wide range of both indie and traditionally published writers, as well as everything from a climbing - the - list bestseller to the work of an as - of - yet undiscovered writing talent.

That's great news for authors, because it shows that eBooks are creating ever more sales opportunities for their work.

If Authors know what works and what doesn't, if Authors have instant sales information for both ebooks and physical books, if Authors can measure sales trends and analyze them — that's one less reason for them to need Publishers.

You can publish a paperback with an ISBN for distribution, a non-ISBN paperback version to sell specifically on Lulu and your author site, an ebook for sale on all platforms, a dust jacket hardcover you can sell either through distribution with an ISBN or solely on Lulu depending on demand for hardcover, and on top of all of this, you can always create a unique version to sell by hand at an event, perhaps featuring a special foreword, bonus chapter, or teaser for another book still in the works.

Pubsoft enables an ebook store directly on a publishers site that provides in - depth analytic data of works and authors through the sales funnel via the publisher's portal.

So, it IS N'T that advertising in the free ebook sites isn't working or that people aren't buying; it is that Amazon has changed its algorithms and killed our sales after promotions.

That in turn leads to better economies of scale, more power to price ebooks at low prices, more resources to work on new features, and better Kindle prices — all of which leads to more sales.

An indie author with an entire street team of evangelists, talking about how amazing an eBook is, combined with a limited - time sale of the eBook, and timed with a press release for the eBook is a stellar way of promoting a completed work.

In many accounts of eBook, the digital format drives sales of author's works to their maximum achievement.

Digital comics Kelley Allen, director of ebooks for Humble Bundle, explains how the company's digital comics sales work, which comics bundle has grossed the most so far (Doctor Who), and what happens after people buy the comics.

They are seeing increased ebook sales and profits from ebook sales, authors are largely playing ball and while they still resent the scale of some of the technology companies they must work with to succeed in the digital space, they more or less have it down.

Judging by my own ebook sales, it has worked spectacularly well, as my unit sales have dropped off a cliff from October to November.

As eBooks become more and more a part of our industry, tracking their sales and downloads will only work with ISBNs.

This is important because a work is «available» as long as even an ebook version is listed for sale anywhere — meaning that works almost never become «unavailable.»

All of the author's profits and royalties from the sale of this ebook will be donated to Macmillan Nurses for the wonderful work that they do.

This sales profile also indicates to me that choosing to work with established publishers — in this case Tor (for print and eBooks) and Audible (for audiobooks)-- is a smart decision for me.

Paper sales are a small part of the pie — ebooks and eyeballs on your work, branding yourself as a successful author, * that's * what it is about.